Below is a basic syntax. If the area involved isn't a country, the template's name and first parameter should be renamed accordingly, i.e. to {{Territory topics followed by |territory = Name; otherwise, {{Region topics followed by |region = Name .

Occasionally, the template's name won't necessarily match its title, e.g. the name "Burma (Myanmar) topics" for a template whose title is "Burma topics". In these cases, use template_name to ensure the "V•T•E" links on the lefthand side of the template's titlebar operate correctly.

|template_name = Burma (Myanmar) topics(|country = Burma)

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countryterritoryregion

Required

Use one of these to identify the place to which the topics refer.

|country = Belgium

|territory = Anhui

|region = Caribbean

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[unnamed]state

Use when calling the template to set its initial state (expanded, collapsed, autocollapse).

{{Belgium topics |expanded}}

{{Anhui topics |state=collapsed}}

4

(basestyle)

Use to set a non-standard basestyle (a non-standard colo/ur scheme – see {{Navbox}} – so use sparingly, if at all!)

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_notitleflag

Set to anything (usually "yes") to suppress the appearance of a flag icon in the titlebar.

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flagname

Use to provide the name of the place's flag if it doesn't match the default "Flag of Name". This is usually due to prefixes/suffixes in the place's name such as "T/the" ("the Bahamas", "The Gambia", etc.).

|flagname = Flag of the Bahamas

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prefix

If the place's name is (sometimes) prefixed by a word such as "the" (e.g. "...of the British Virgin Islands"), set prefix to this word.

|prefix = the

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flagsizeflagvariant

Use to alter the size or variant of the flag icon from the default settings (see {{flagicon}}).

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titlename

Provided for those occasions where a place carries disambiguation within Wikipedia (e.g. "Galicia (Spain)") but that disambiguation not desired in the template's title.

|region = Galicia (Spain)

|titlename = Galicia

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_notopicsword

Set to anything (usually "yes") to suppress the appearance of the word "topics" in the titlebar.

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imagestyle

Optional further CSS styling for image (if used).

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image

To include an image on the righthand side of template (usually the place's coat of arms). Use Wikipedia's standard syntax, e.g.

[[File:Image's filename.svg|120px|alt=This is a brief description of the image|link=Name of article to which image links]]

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abovestyle

Optional further CSS styling for the template's "above" line (between the template's titlebar and main body).

For a custom-named (custom1) list (list1) after the list of history topics (if provided) and before anything else.

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geography(subdivisions(subdivisions_link))

For a list or listsa of links addressing the place's geography. See where this template occurs in Wikipedia for examples.subdivisions can be used for a separate list of topics about the place's administrative divisions. If, for the name "Subdivisions" preceding this list, the link "Administrative divisions of [Place]" doesn't exist or an alternative is desired, it can be given using subdivisions_link.

|subdivisions_link = Bhutan#Administrative divisions

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custom2list2

For a custom-named (custom2) list (list2) after the list of geography (and/or subdivision) topics (if provided) and before anything else.

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politics(politics_link)(governmentmilitary)

For a list or listsa of links addressing the place's politics (government, military, etc.). See where this template occurs in Wikipedia for examples. As links named "Politics of [Place]" don't tend to exist, politics_link can be used to provide a link for the name "Politics" that precedes the list.

|politics_link = Politics of Afghanistan

government and military are provided if a separate list or lists of topics about the place's government and/or military (armed forces) are desired.

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custom3list3

For a custom-named (custom3) list (list3) after the list of politics (and/or government/military) topics (if provided) and before anything else.

For a list or listsa of links addressing the place's culture. See where this template occurs in Wikipedia for examples.society, demographics, religion and symbols are provided if a separate list or lists of topics about the place's social structure, demographics, religion and/or symbols are desired.If society is used, then, if the place has a society category at Wikipedia that's named using a preceding adjective (e.g. "Category:Italian society"), adjective can be used to link the group's name "Society" to that category.